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One of the new Blackhawks has a name that is familiar to hockey fans around the world — Viktor Tikhonov. You might remember the late Viktor Tikhonov as the longtime Soviet Union and Russian national team coach, including during the U.S. Miracle on Ice of the 1980 Olympics. His grandson, Viktor, 27, is bringing that name and that reputation to the Hawks next season as he looks to revive his career in the NHL after spending four seasons in the KHL. "There are pluses and minuses," Tikhonov said of his hockey lineage, which includes his father Vasili, who was a coach in Russia and assistant with the Sharks. "There's always the pressure of living up to the...

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